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  • Essay / Women in Pakistan - 695

    See Judges Act: Pakistani women suffer (sexually, acid attacks, beatings) at the hands of their in-laws, husbands or even their own father. Why is this? Because they are inferior to men, they are considered second-class citizens (The World Post 2013, p.1). Using the see, judge, and act approach, we can investigate, evaluate, and perhaps even resolve this fatal problem through a Catholic method (The World After 2013, p. 1). “Seeing” is the stage at which the problem is evaluated based on what, why, and who it affects (JCT 2012, p. 1). Evaluating this issue based on one's opinion, ethical beliefs, and what one believes should happen is the judgment stage. Taking action is when someone decides exactly what factor they want to change, what they can do and who they want to involve in the process (JCT 2012, p. 1).See; overview and explanation: Pakistan may be a developing country economically, but the first thing that needs to be improved is women's rights. None of the UN declarations on human rights are respected by Pakistan as a whole (Bhatti. S, p. 2). Even before birth, if the father finds out that the child is a girl, then the mother will most likely be forced to abort. However, if a female is born, she will most likely be considered useless (Bhatti. S, p. 1). From their meals to the men, they have no voice to oppose or at least advocate for change. Their lives are constructed by Pakistani male authors (Bhatti. S, p. 2). Girls, before marriage, are suspected by a family member of having relationships with boys. Even smiling at someone can lead to a night of beating. Often girls are married before the age of 16, so by adolescence you can be/are a mother of three children (Bhatti. S, p. 1). If the ...... middle of paper ......t exhibition of women in a public spaceWorks Cited1. Gordts.E 2013, Outlawed in Pakistan, accessed May 17, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/outlawed-in-pakistan_n_3333542.html2. JOC 2012, See, judge, act, accessed May 17, 2014 http://www.ycw.org.au/ 3. Bhatti. S Status of Women in Pakistan, accessed on May 17, 2014 http://www.divinecaroline.com/life-etc/culture-causes/status-women-pakistan 4. Jamal. Z 2012, being a woman in Pakistan, six stories of abuse, shame and survival, accessed May 18, 2014 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/04/to-be-a- woman-in -pakistan-six-stories-of-abuse-shame-and-survival/255585/ 5. Wikipedia, 2014, APWA, accessed May 19, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Pakistan_Women%27s_Association 6. APWA, 2013, projects, accessed May 19, 2014http://www.apwapunjab.org/servies-1.html